Overview
GIDS 2027, the Asia-Pacific region’s flagship software development conference, returns to Bengaluru, India, from April 26 to 29, 2027. This in person event gathers developers, architects, engineering leaders, and platform teams to explore practical software craftsmanship across architecture, AI aided development, distributed systems, DevOps, data engineering, testing, reliability, and engineering leadership. The program emphasizes enduring engineering principles alongside emerging disciplines, with a focus on real world applicability, scalable systems, and hands on learning.
Format and Scope
The conference spans four days of technical talks, workshops, and collaborative sessions designed to appeal to a wide audience—from hands on developers to senior engineers and team leads. The agenda is structured into tracks and sessions that cover software architecture, cloud native practices, AI in software engineering, frontend and backend development, data engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, and organizational aspects like engineering leadership and culture. Attendees can expect keynote talks, track sessions, and on demand content, plus access to an expansive expo and community happenings in Bengaluru.
Agenda and Tracks
GIDS offers a rich mix of sessions that illuminate both foundational and forward looking topics. Expect deep dives into:
- Agentic RAG in Production: Orchestration, Evaluation, and ROI, including grounded retrieval, agent driven correction, and business impact demonstrations.
- State Space Models and AI architectures that push beyond traditional transformers, with practical guidance for production systems.
- Accessibility and AI: generating effective alternative text for complex visuals and ensuring inclusive user experiences.
- Data pipelines for AI and analytics, including self adapting pipelines with NiFi, LLMs, and Iceberg, plus schema inference and evolution strategies.
- Node.js in enterprise deployments: latency, event driven architectures, debugging practices, and enterprise deployment considerations.
- Design and delivery with AI: structured design systems, AI assisted workflows, and governance for scalable product delivery.
- Java Sequences: sequenced collections in JDK21 and implications for modern Java applications.
In addition to talks, the program includes hands on labs, workshops, and case studies that showcase real world deployments, architecture decisions, and measurable outcomes. The content is aimed at helping attendees translate insights into practical improvements for their teams and organizations.
Speakers and Topics
The program features practitioners and thought leaders who are actively building modern software systems. Sessions cover architectural patterns, performance optimization, AI integration in software development, data platform design, and engineering leadership. Speakers present on topics ranging from practical craftsmanship to strategic guidance for teams embracing AI and cloud native practices.
Who Should Attend
This event is designed for software developers, software architects, platform engineers, data engineers, DevOps professionals, and engineering leaders who want to stay current with best practices while gaining actionable takeaways. It is also valuable for teams evaluating new tools, frameworks, and processes for large scale software systems.
FAQ and Logistics
The conference is an in person event with options to engage across tracks and sessions. Bengaluru serves as the venue hub with ample opportunities for networking, learning, and collaboration. For those exploring a broader on demand experience, content from GIDS is accessible through related Saltmarch and Developersummit channels.
What You’ll Take Home
Participants will leave with a refreshed toolkit for building reliable, scalable software, a better understanding of AI enabled development practices, concrete patterns for data pipelines and observability, and a network of peers to continue learning from after the event.
